The Wheeling Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Hoffman Estates Hawks at 4:45 p.m. Wheeling is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
Wheeling lost 9-3 to Maine West on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Wheeling has lost by exactly six runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Hoffman Estates had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Rolling Meadows on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for Hoffman Estates in their matchups with Rolling Meadows: they've now lost three in a row.
Hoffman Estates saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eloy Suarez, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Wheeling's defeat dropped their record down to 9-18. As for Hoffman Estates, their loss dropped their record down to 7-23.
Wheeling skirted past Hoffman Estates 7-6 when the teams last played back in April. Does Wheeling have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoffman Estates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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